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Dethklok and Brendon Small
Dethklok’s Brendon Small started struggling to play, so he took a lesson with a metal virtuoso

By Clay Marshall Published

Ahead of touring with Amon Amarth, Small reveals the positive side of having a dozen guitars stolen, the “perpetual motion” of his band’s shows, the best guests on Metalocalypse, and his quest for the perfect concert

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Brendon Small (left) and Joe Satriani and Steve Vai perform onstage
When Joe Satriani volunteered to help Dethklok mastermind Brendon Small with his home recording

By Clay Marshall Published

Small's appearance in the new SatchVai music video isn't his first collaboration with the two virtuosos. They cropped up on his cult animated TV series, Metalocalypse, and have since become mentors

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Brendon Small
Brendon Small says a studio break-in prompted him to downsize his gear collection – so he’s set up a Reverb shop

By Phil Weller Published

After his studio was broken into in 2022, the Metalocalypse creator is now parting ways with bizarre prototypes and oddball modded guitars

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Dethklok
“I think about Van Halen a lot. I have to play some treacherous licks, so I need the right kind of inspiration. I’m overplaying to an extent – it’s gotta be huge and bombastic”: Brendon Small on writing Dethklok’s brutal final act

By Joe Bosso Published

You can cancel Dethklok but you can't kill them. As the world's biggest fictional metal band return, Small reveals how he takes inspiration from Reb Beach and Eddie Van Halen, why stand-up comedy helped his guitar performance, and what he hopes to learn from Nili Brosh

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Epiphone Brendon Small GhostHorse Explorer
Epiphone teams up with Dethklok's Brendon Small for the Gibson BurstBucker-loaded GhostHorse Explorer

By Sam Roche Published

The guitar giant announces its third collaboration with the Metalocalypse mastermind

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Brendon Small Says "Betcha Can't Play This"

By Guitar World Staff Published

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Journey Through Brendon Small's Wild, Sci-Fi "Nightmare"

By Guitar World Staff Published

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Brendon Small Premieres "Icarus Six Sixty Six" Lesson Video

By Guitar World Staff Published

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'Metalocalypse' Warrior Brendon Small Unleashes Second Galaktikon Album

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

When Brendon Small released his first Galaktikon album in April 2012, he was frantically writing music and dialogue for his Adult Swim cartoon series,Metalocalypse.

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Stream Monday’s Interview with Brendon Small Right Here

By Guitar World Staff Published

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